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Congenital lateral abdominal wall hernia
Author(s) -
MontesTapia Fernando,
CuraEsquivel Idalia,
Gutiérrez Susana,
RodríguezBalderrama Isaías,
OCavazos Manuel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12976
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal wall , anterior wall , hernia , abdominal wall defect , lateral wall , anatomy , flank , fistula , dextrocardia , thoracic wall , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Congenital abdominal wall defects that are located outside of the anterior wall are extremely rare and difficult to classify because there are no well accepted guidelines. There are two regions outside of the anterior wall: the flank or lateral wall; and the lumbar region. We report the case of a patient with an oval 3 cm‐diameter hernia defect located above the anterior axillary line, which affects all layers of the muscular wall. An anorectal malformation consisting of a recto‐vestibular fistula was also identified, and chest X‐ray showed dextrocardia. The suggested treatment is repair of the defect before 1 year of age. Given that the anomalies described may accompany lateral abdominal wall hernia, it is important to diagnose and treat the associated defects.